Manchester commuter townsAltrincham vs Wilmslow

Altrincham vs Wilmslow: which commuter town suits you?

Wilmslow is 6 minutes closer to Manchester and £55k cheaper on the average sold price.
Altrincham

#22 of 29

Wilmslow

#18 of 29

Train to Manchester

28 min
22 min

Average house price

£468k
£414k

Price to local earnings

Years of the local authority's median wage

12.1x
10.5x

Crime index

0–100, lower is safer

—
29

Broadband

Average available download speed, from Ofcom

1007 Mb
890 Mb

Life satisfaction

ONS, 0–10

7.5
7.7

Historic landmarks

Protected sites within 3 miles

18
25

Parks and fields

Hectares within 3 miles

285 ha
158 ha

Places to eat and drink

Restaurants, cafes and pubs within 3 miles

363
100

Estimates only. Prices from HM Land Registry (August 2025 to July 2026), crime from police.uk (August 2025 to July 2026); broadband, life satisfaction and train times from Ofcom, ONS and National Rail, reviewed periodically. A tinted figure is the better of the two on that row alone, not an overall verdict.

The full picture on each

Living in Altrincham

Greater Manchester · 28 min to Manchester · average sold price £468k.

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Living in Wilmslow

Cheshire · 22 min to Manchester · average sold price £414k.

Read the Wilmslow report

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